Letter: Just who is Obama really looking out for? Not poor, middle class

Letter: Just who is Obama really looking out for? Not poor, middle class

Before the presidential elections Barack Obama stated how unfair the alternative minimum tax was to the middle class. It was designed to target the ultra rich; it wasn't indexed to the cost of living, and every year it adds additional federal taxes to the middle class. This hidden tax is hitting married couples who make more than $74,450 and singles who make more than $48,450, according to The Wall Street Journal.

President Obama has stopped all drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, why?

All he had to do was require that the strongest concrete be used, use mostly steel and two preventives, which are required in North Sea and other deep sea areas. His actions, I believe, have increased gasoline prices by more than $1.50 a gallon, which has increased the cost of transportation and everything we buy. That shows a lack of common sense and has hurt the poor and middle class, who he supposedly represents.